Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle (Adrenaline) - Softcover

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9781560255048: Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle (Adrenaline)

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ISBN 10: 1560255048 ISBN 13: 9781560255048

Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003

Semper Fi collects into one volume the best, most compelling stories and eyewitness accounts from the vast literature about the elite few who call themselves United States Marines. The history of the Marine Corps is inextricably intertwined with that of the country it defends—from its formation during the American Revolution through the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War, right up to its recent role in Afghanistan. Marines not only played a deciding role in many of the moments which have determined our history, but set a standard for honor, self-sacrifice, and courage which has defined the best of military heroism in this country for generations. Including the most compelling excerpts from classics old and new by authors such as Thomas Ricks (Making the Corps), James Brady (The Coldest War), Studs Terkel (The Good War), Lewis B. Puller, Jr. (Fortunate Son), James W. Johnson (The Long Road of War), Joseph Alexander (Edson's Raiders), John C. Stevens III (Court-Martial At Parris Island), Anthony Swofford (Jarhead), and Frank and John Schaeffer (Keeping Faith), this anthology will bring readers the pain, pride, and glory of being a member of America's most renowned fighting group.

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The Adrenaline anthology series marches on, literally, this time sampling U.S. Marines' experiences from World War I to the first Gulf War. William Manchester writes about Okinawa from a combat infantryman's perspective, James Brady covers Korea, and Kenneth Simpson reports on a lesser-known aspect of the Vietnam War, in which he was an artillery officer. In Frank and John Schaeffer's peacetime narrative, the younger Schaeffer graduates from Parris Island. Although he didn't enjoy the Gulf War or like the marine corps as a whole, Anthony Swofford says he will never cease to honor his fellow marines--not an uncommon reaction among the contributors here. Many of the books drawn on for the collection are out of print or hard to come by, increasing the value of this good opening into the copious literature on the marines. Roland Green
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